I’ve said from the beginning that most of this equipment would not make it to the war.
However, I mostly expected it to be intercepted by Ukrainian gangs and others operating in the region and sold on the European black market to Islamic gangs.
I guess I should have expected that a lot of it would be stolen before it left the US, because in the US, most things get stolen.
AP:
About 400 bulletproof vests destined for Ukraine were stolen from a New York City nonprofit organization that’s been leading an effort to collect and ship tactical gear to people in the warzone, police said Wednesday.
Police say the used vests, donated by local law enforcement, were taken from the offices of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America and the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America on Second Avenue in Manhattan.
Police responded around 9:15 a.m. to a call of a burglary and “were informed that approximately 400 bullet proof vests that were removed from the location,” New York City Police Department Sgt. Edward Riley said.
A message seeking comment was left with the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America.
Police departments in the New York City area have donated hundreds of decommissioned bulletproof vests to charities supporting Ukrainian forces fighting Russia’s invasion.
The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office on Long Island said it worked with the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America to donate 450 used, decommissioned vests, but could not confirm that the vests that were stolen were the ones it donated.
Did you know that non-profits are allowed to distribute military equipment?
I mean, I guess you could claim that plates are “defensive,” but they’re not really classified in the United States. In fact, there’s currently a bill in Congress to ban all civilian possession of “advanced body armor.”
It won’t pass any time soon, but still.
Currently, felons aren’t allowed to possess body armor, in the same way they’re not allowed to possess guns.
Anyway – funny story.
If I had to guess, I’d suspect it was probably an inside job. I doubt blacks would ever think to break into the offices of the “Ukrainian Congress Committee of America and the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America” if they hadn’t been tipped off.
There’s also probably some commentary to be made here about how if the United States can’t even keep Ukrainian military depots safe inside of the United States, how they are able to do it in the Ukraine.
Failed state.